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• Environmental scientists

• Plant Breeders

• Veterinary Surgeons

• Amenity Horticulturists

• Seismic Interpreters

Ample job opportunities are available for B.Sc. Forestry graduates in the Forest Department of Indian Government. One may land the job of a forester or forest department officer in State Governments’ Forest Department. For this, one has to go through the selection process and examination though. In case of private sector jobs, some job posts available are- plantation and resort manager, forest product marketing, forest products purchasing manager, Research and Development sector etc. Starting salary is generally around 15k-25k per month. In case of Government job, it depends on the Pay Band (class and Grade of job post).

One may also follow up B.Sc. Degree with M.Sc. Degree and take up a teaching job also. Some good job posts available for graduates are-

• Officer- State Governments’ Forest Department
• Plantation Manager
• Nursery Manager
• Forest products marketing
• Purchase Manager (Forest products)
• Researcher (after completing M.Sc. and PhD programs also)
• Lecturer (after completing M.Sc. Degree also)